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Alzheimer's disease treatments

Current treatments and medications for Alzheimer's disease, including their effects, risks, and FDA approval status.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What reliable treatments and approved drugs currently exist for Alzheimer’s disease?

Two categories of reliable, FDA‑approved treatments exist for Alzheimer’s disease today: longstanding symptomatic therapies that can modestly improve cognition or behavior, and a new class of anti‑amy...

Jan 16, 2026
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What are the proven treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and how effective are they?

Proven treatments for Alzheimer’s disease fall into two camps: modest symptomatic drugs that have been used for decades (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine) and newer anti-amyloid immunotherapies...

Jan 30, 2026
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What are the FDA‑approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and what do they actually do?

Current ‑approved treatments for fall into two broad groups: long-standing symptom‑relief drugs (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine) and newer disease‑modifying anti‑amyloid monoclonal antibodies...

Jan 17, 2026

Can supplements approved by regulators modify the progression of dementia conditions like frontotemporal dementia?

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that any regulator‑approved supplement can modify the biological progression of frontotemporal dementia (FTD); multiple clinical reviews and advocacy gro...

Jan 10, 2026

What peer‑reviewed treatments currently exist for Alzheimer’s and how are they evaluated?

Two families of peer‑reviewed, routinely cited treatments exist today: symptomatic agents (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine) that modestly improve cognition or behavior, and more recently devel...

Jan 7, 2026

What are the FDA‑approved treatments for Alzheimer’s and what do they do?

The FDA now recognizes two classes of treatments for Alzheimer’s: disease‑modifying, amyloid‑targeting monoclonal antibodies that can modestly slow clinical decline in early disease, and older symptom...